Emmer Misrepresents DFL Budget Plan

Representative Tom Emmer complains about the DFL’s plan to tax “take home pay” of couples making more than $200,000. Earlier Senator Tom Bakk explained that the tax is not on earned income, but on taxable income. A couple can actually earn much more than $200K before the additional tax would kick in because there are deductions and credits. The difference between “take home pay” and “taxable income” can be very large.

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